Samaya

Samaya (Skt.; Tib. damtsik; Wyl. dam tshig) — the vajrayana commitments taken when receiving empowerment. In the Dzogchen tradition there are twenty-seven root samayas of the body, speech and mind and twenty-five branch samayas.

Teachings on Samaya Given to the About Rigpa Sangha

• Khenpo Namdrol, Lerab Ling, 1995
• Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 26 August 1997 (Q & A session, includes teaching on breakages of samaya)
• Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzogchen Beara, 10 July 2010

Further Reading

• Tulku Thondup, 'The Empowerments and Precepts of Esoteric Training' in Enlightened Journey: Buddhist Practice as Daily Life, Boston: Shambhala, 1995, pp. 106-133